Mt Mercer wind farm build finished

Construction of the Mt Mercer wind farm in south-west Victoria is now complete.

Sixty-four wind turbines have been installed south of Ballarat by Senvion Australia, for Meridian Energy which is in charge of the project.

The $260 million project covers an area stretching more than 10 kilometres and employs 20 people in ongoing positions.

Senvion Australia chief executive Chris Judd says there is still some work to be done to connect the turbines to the electricity grid.

"Once the wind farm is fully operational, it'll be able to provide enough power to be able to support every household in Ballarat," he said.

"We'll be at that stage in about the third quarter of this year, so whilst we've installed all the turbines, there's still some ongoing work to complete the wiring and mechanical completion and commission and test the turbines as they come online."